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Shakes on safari
Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 3:38 pm
by pigglet
My mate has a 88 short wheel base safari i think he said it was a y60.
He has replaced the bushes, steering dampner, tightened the front bearings, changed the tyres but for reason the truck shakes like fuck at 60km. When other tyres were on the truck the speed it shock at was 80kms instead.
Hes drving with 33x14x15 on it.
Any idea of what else it could be?
Re: Shakes on safari
Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 4:14 pm
by bogged
Caster Bushes - does it have a lift??
Uni's in tailshaft?
Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2008 2:37 pm
by pigglet
its not comin through the truck its comin through the steering. He has replaced all the bushes in the front end.
Its like the wheels are out of balance or separated but they arent cause it does it with other sets of tyres.
Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2008 3:26 pm
by simcoe
try an "on car wheel balance" at a good heavy vehicle mechanics shop!
after months and months of shitty balances from standed tyre shops these blokes fixed my wobble strait away!!
patrols are trucks not cars,also takes switched on worker to spot front end wear that causes greef!
Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 1:35 pm
by pigglet
mm yeh was debating wether or not to do that. Was talkin to on of the boys and they reacon to put offset caster bushes in it but some others are sayin thats all shit.
Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 2:55 pm
by coxy321
Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 5:35 pm
by pigglet
Hes got an adjustable panhard rod though...
Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 7:05 pm
by chunks
Its got me farked, i have a 06 GU coil cab with 55k on the clock, still standard height and tyres and at exactly 90km/h it gets a bad wobble and by 100kmh its gone. The tyres are balanced spot on and i can't find any wear in the front end or anywhere else. Seems pretty shit to me considering low kays and unmodified. Seems to be a common problem with the Patrols and i've heard all sorts of reasons behind it but yet to figure out why mine is doing it.
Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 9:19 pm
by coxy321
There's a member on here who owns a business and claims to "solve the wobbles". Maybe try him. He posted in a recent nissan thread about tyre balancing - cant remember which one though.
Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 10:42 am
by pigglet
hmmm i duno its a weird thing. We were almost thinkin of chuckin on a heavy duty steering dampner but supposably that just disgues the problem.
Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 10:51 am
by coxy321
pigglet wrote:hmmm i duno its a weird thing. We were almost thinkin of chuckin on a heavy duty steering dampner but supposably that just disgues the problem.
Heavy duty and RTC are different jiggers, but yes, sticking a whiz bang steering damper on is not solving the issue at hand.
Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 1:59 pm
by pigglet
so have you have a spiked memory and memberd who that dude was that you were talkin about before?
Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 2:04 pm
by coxy321
Give me a minute and i'll have a look. I charge $60/hr, i'll send you a bill as soon as i find the guy.
Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 2:19 pm
by pigglet
hahha do you accept monopoly money?
Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 2:19 pm
by coxy321
Here he is, AutoBalanceMan, funnily enough.
http://www.outerlimits4x4.com/profile.p ... le&u=13698
His sig.: "Wanna stop the wobbles??? Ask us how!!"
Knock yourself out.
Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 2:22 pm
by coxy321
pigglet wrote:hahha do you accept monopoly money?
Not anymore. Last time i did i got stooged with
fake Monopoly money. @rseholes.
Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 2:39 pm
by pigglet
Cheers
Hahah tru